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A Citizen Sandwich consisting of a policeman on the ground, a civilian on top of him and another officer on top of him develops in rioting yesterday d(...)
A Citizen Sandwich consisting of a policeman on the ground, a civilian on top of him and another officer on top of him develops in rioting yesterday d(...)

A Citizen Sandwich consisting of a policeman on the ground, a civilian on top of him and another officer on top of him develops in rioting yesterday d(...)

Date6/17/1967
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Original Toronto Star caption: A Citizen Sandwich consisting of a policeman on the ground; a civilian on top of him and another officer on top of him develops in rioting yesterday during a soccer game at Varsity Stadium. The disturbance erupted when Italian supporters of Chicago Mustangs-Cagliari of Italy-ran onto field.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0013509F
Scuffle starts: A policeman becomes entangled with an unruly fan during yesterday's soccer riot at Varsity Stadium and tries to wrestle him to the ground
Scuffle starts: A policeman becomes entangled with an unruly fan during yesterday's soccer riot at Varsity Stadium and tries to wrestle him to the ground
6/17/1967
Down they go: Fan and policeman hit the ground and it's still not certain at this point who will come out on top, although there's a firm headlock on fan
Down they go: Fan and policeman hit the ground and it's still not certain at this point who will come out on top, although there's a firm headlock on fan
6/17/1967
Dripping With Egg that struck him is this innocent victim of the wild rioting in Allan Gardens
Dripping With Egg that struck him is this innocent victim of the wild rioting in Allan Gardens
5/31/1965
Shoeless in the snow, this worshipper at the Shromani Sikh temple tries unsuccessfully to convince a police officer to let him go back for his shoes after a brawl between factions on Sunday
Shoeless in the snow, this worshipper at the Shromani Sikh temple tries unsuccessfully to convince a police officer to let him go back for his shoes after a brawl between factions on Sunday
3/9/1975
Metro police drag away a suspect during Monday's looting and rioting
Metro police drag away a suspect during Monday's looting and rioting
5/6/1992
Rock fans close to the Grandstand stage cheer as chair flies through the air during rioting last night after Alice Cooper show was cancelled
Rock fans close to the Grandstand stage cheer as chair flies through the air during rioting last night after Alice Cooper show was cancelled
8/19/1980
Wreckage left by 150 rioting Guelph prisoners is inspected by prison official Jim Cassidy
Wreckage left by 150 rioting Guelph prisoners is inspected by prison official Jim Cassidy
5/8/1979
Diane towns was one of those shot in pre-dawn rioting on Cleveland's east side, Gangs with fire bombs and Molotov cocktails roamed a 10-mile-square area setting countless fires
Diane towns was one of those shot in pre-dawn rioting on Cleveland's east side, Gangs with fire bombs and Molotov cocktails roamed a 10-mile-square area setting countless fires
7/21/1966
Riot arrest: Police arrest a youth during rioting last night in Brooklyn's Crown Heights area, the fourth straight day of unrest
Riot arrest: Police arrest a youth during rioting last night in Brooklyn's Crown Heights area, the fourth straight day of unrest
8/23/1991
Shotgun blast victim Patrolman Joseph Hennigan lies by a squad car as racial rioting flared for the second straight night in Buffalo's Negro ghetto last night
Shotgun blast victim Patrolman Joseph Hennigan lies by a squad car as racial rioting flared for the second straight night in Buffalo's Negro ghetto last night
6/29/1967
Looted store in the predominantly Negro Roxbury section of Boston goes up in flames last night in the wake of three days of rioting
Looted store in the predominantly Negro Roxbury section of Boston goes up in flames last night in the wake of three days of rioting
6/4/1967
Battered and bleeding, William Beattie, leader of the Canadian Nazi Party, is led away from the mob which attacked him in Allan Gardens yesterday
Battered and bleeding, William Beattie, leader of the Canadian Nazi Party, is led away from the mob which attacked him in Allan Gardens yesterday
5/31/1965